Stoush erupts over fire stations pledge

The Victorian Opposition has accused the State Government of short-changing fire brigades in Gippsland.

Labor promised to upgrade or rebuild 250 Country Fire Authority (CFA) stations before the last election, including 30 in Gippsland.

Opposition emergency services spokeswoman Danielle Green says stations such as the Moe fire station are too small to house new firefighting trucks.

She says the Coalition's commitment falls short of Victoria's needs.

"It's only 60 compared with Labor's 250 which we know is needed, so I think it's time for the Government to come clean about which communities are going to miss out or to actually admit to their mistake and increase the number of fire stations that they plan to upgrade over the next four years," she said.

The Government says Labor failed to meet the needs of the CFA for almost 11 years whilst in government.

It says the Coalition has pledged $36 million to upgrade fire stations throughout the state.

A spokeswoman says the allocation of that funding is an operational decision for the CFA to make.